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Happy New Year from the Bucyrus Public Library!
We hope your holidays were happy and healthy!We look forward to a great
2002 and the opportunity to serve your information needs!
The library will be observing some holiday hours through the 4th of January.
We are open only from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily.Regular library hours
will resume on Saturday, January 5th.
The Teen Advisory Board of the Bucyrus Public Library will hold their next
meeting on January 8th at 7:00 p.m.This Board is composed of students from
area high schools.Anyone who is interested in becoming a member of the
board is welcome to attend this meeting. For more information, please
contact Young Adult librarian Andrea Schimpf at 419-562-7327.
Winter and spring story hours at the Bucyrus Public Library resume the week
of January 7th.This session runs through the end of April.Themes will
include soup, snow, pets, teeth, hats, astronomy, plus all of the regular
winter and spring holidays (Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter,
April Fool).No preregistration is required.Story hours are held Monday
nights from 7:00-7:45 p.m., Tuesday mornings from 10:30-11:00 a.m and
Thursday mornings from 10:30-11:15 a.m.Current schedules are now available
at the circulation desk and in the Children's Room.For further
information, contact Barbara Scott, Children's Librarian, at 419-562-7327.
The library will be hosting a Junie B. Jones party on Saturday, January 26th
from 2:00-4:00 p.m. in the library's Community Room.We will be doing
crafts, playing games, and, of course, having refreshments. Attendance for
this program is limited and preregistration is required. To register, or for
more information, please call the Bucyrus Public Library at 419-562-7327.
The Books vs. Films discussion group will be holding their book discussion
on Sunday, January 27th at 2:00 p.m.The book/film for this month is The
Perfect Storm.Copies of the book are available at the circulation desk.
Here are some great websites to visit during the month of January:
www.triviaplanet.com
January 4th is Trivia Day! Brush up on fun facts and interesting findings at
this site!
http://web-holidays.com/tet/index.htm
Tet is regarded as one of the most important Vietnamese holidays.
Activities and crafts can be found at this site.
www.thekingcenter.com
The site of the official center run by the family of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Includes info about the official holiday observance of Martin Luther King Day.
http://216.90.96.108/holidays/newyears/fun.htm
Billy Bear's New Year's site with clip art, games, and more!
www.calendarhome.com
Use the 10,000-year calendar to find out what day of the week you were born.
Links to hundreds of other calendar sites.Too cool!
www.quakeroatmeal.com
January is National Oatmeal Month!Visit Quaker Oats homepage for history,
recipes, and more!
www.sherlock-holmes.org.uk/
Celebrate the birthday of Sherlock Holmes on January 6th by visiting the
homepage of the Sherlock Holmes Society of London. Tons of links!
www.elvis.com/default.asp
Celebrate the birthday of "The King" on January 8th with a visit to this
official Elvis site!Everything you ever wanted to know about Elvis and
more!
Have a great January, and remember, there's "snow" place like the library
for a great read!
Barbara Scott, Children's Librarian
Bucyrus Public Library
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